living standards of sanitation workers in urban areas

to achieve outcomes like zero fatalities in sanitation work in

India

Skill Development and training of Safai Mitras

National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem
(NAMASTE) Empowerment through the National Safai Karamchari Finance
Development Corporation.

stop deaths of Sewers and Septic Tank Workers

*Note: There is also NAMASTE Portal (under the Ministry of

Ayush) to standardize the various terms and technologies
used in alternative medicines.

comprehensive rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act

SMILE-75 Initiative
of begging under “SMILE

welfare of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic (DNT)

Communities

Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED) good quality for DNT/NT/SNT candidates to enable them to
appear in competitive examinations

health insurance to DNT/NT/SNT Communities

umbrella scheme formulated for OBC, EBC and DNT students

by clubbing the existing scholarship schemes and hostel
scheme

PM Young Achievers Scholarship Award Scheme for Vibrant

India (PM-YASASVI) Student studying in class IX and XI in Government school only

YASASVI entrance test (YET) is conducted by National Testing

Agency (NTA)

Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM AJAY)

Mission Utkarsh

Divya Kala Shakti develop confidence among the persons with disabilities and

central sector scheme

Scholarship for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme
(SHREYAS)
financial assistance to students from Scheduled Castes (SC)
and other communities for pursuing education

enable Scheduled Castes (SC) students to study in CBSE-

affiliated residential schools
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High
Schools in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA)
SHRESHTA Programme
Admission will be provided in Class 9 and Class 11 of CBSE
affiliated private schools

Students whose parents’ annual income is below ₹2.5 lakh are

eligible

make the skill development schemes accessible to the target

PM-DAKSH Scheme groups - Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Safai
Karamcharis

Senior care Aging Growth Engine (SAGE) project

will select, support and create a “one-stop access” of elderly

SAGE Initiative
care products and services by credible start-ups

focusing on needs of India’s fast-rising elderly population

capture online data based on the allocation of funds that has

E-Utthaan Portal
been allocated under Scheduled Caste Sub Plan(SCSP)

Training for Augmenting Productivity and Services

various courses in the field of social defence for the capacity

building of stakeholders
TAPAS Initiative

initiative of National Institute of Social Defense (NISD)

standard MOOC

Scheme of Shelter Home for Transgender Persons, Garima

Greh: Shelter Home for Transgender Persons
Garima Greh
includes shelter facility, food, clothing, recreational facilities,
skill development opportunities

teleconsultation,

digital health infrastructure in three aspirational districts in

Project ‘Niramay’ Assam

collaboration with Piramal Swasthya (NGO) and Cisco (tech

company

Centrally-sponsored programme

For Adolescent Girls in the age group of 14 to 18 years in

Mission Saksham Anganwadi Aspirational Districts and North Eastern Region (NER)

Early Childhood Care and Education (3-6 years) and early

stimulation for (0-3 years)

for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)

portal to digitally monitor and track the restoration and

GHAR - GO Home and Re-Unite repatriation of children according to the protocol

Under the NCPCR, the child is defined as a person in the 0 to

18 years age group

sharing of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)

rapid response to internationally linked online child sexual

exploitation and organized cyber financial crime

Operation Megh Chakra

CBI Central Bureau of Investigation conducted searches at 56
locations

Operation Carbon was carried out by CBI in 2021 when 76

locations were raided across the country and several people
were arrested.

Poshan Vatikas or Nutri- gardens are being set up across the

country

advanced form of kitchen garden

Poshan Vatikas or Nutri-gardens are being set under POSHAN

Poshan Vatikas or Nutri- gardens Abhiyaan.

Enhance dietary diversity by providing key micronutrients

through local fruits and vegetables

POSHAN Abhiyaan aims to improve nutritional outcomes for

children, adolescents, pregnant women & lactating mothers

Poshan Maah” is celebrated during the month of September

2022

Poshan Maah Through Jan Andolan and community mobilization

activities for setting up Nutri-gardens or retro-fitting Poshan

Vatikas with backyard poultry/fishery units are being carried
out at Anganwadi centres.

roadmap to achieve development and child protection

priorities aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs)

lays emphasis on child rights, advocacy and awareness

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015

Mission Vatsalya Scheme

Funds under the Mission Vatsalya Scheme

Centrally Sponsored Scheme

MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD ratio of 60:40 between Centre and State & Union Territories

DEVELOPMENT
Non-Institutional Care under Private Aided Sponsorship

umbrella scheme for the safety, security and empowerment

of women for implementation during the 15th Finance
Commission
Mission Shakti

‘Mission Shakti’ has two sub-schemes - 'Sambal' and

'Samarthya

scheme promises a total sum of ₹5,000, to be given in three

instalments to pregnant women and lactating mothers

benefit is provided only for the first live birth and the money
is to be credited to the beneficiary’s Aadhaar-linked savings
account

Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana(PMMVY) different intervals over a period of nearly 14 months

government has clubbed this with the Janani Suraksha Yojana,

which provides a benefit of ₹700-₹1,000

Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana has been clubbed

under SAMARTHYA along with multiple other schemes such
as Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

Support, Advocacy & Mental health interventions for children

in Vulnerable circumstances and Distress (SAMVAD)

implemented by the National Institute of Mental Health and

SAMVAD Initiative
Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS)

foster care and integration of child protection and mental

health in the Panchayati Raj systems

launched by National Commission for Women, in

collaboration with CyberPeace Foundation and Meta
Digital Shakti 4.0

sensitise more than 1 million women across India

expanded to cover all the districts of the country

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme
NO provision for DBT or creation of capital assets under

National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights

(NCPCR) has launched a “CiSS application”

under Baal Swaraj portal

CiSS Application rehabilitation process of Children in street

Bal Swaraj is a portal launched by NCPCR for online tracking

NCPCR is a statutory body under Commissions for Protection

of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005.

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights(NCPCR) in

2015

online portal wherein any person can register a complaint

E-Baal Nidan Portal
reporting any violation committed against a child

Complains will be segregated into categories like Juvenile

Justice, POCSO, Labour, and Education

Going Online as Leaders

Joint initiative of Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Meta (formerly

Facebook)
GOAL 2.0

programme is fully funded by Meta (Facebook India)

Ministry of Tribal Affairs in coordination with Ministry of IT

and Electronics

Aadi Mahotsav 2023

Annual initiative of Tribal Cooperative Marketing

Development Federation Limited (TRIFED), Ministry of Tribal
Affairs

NSTFDC was set up in 2001 under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs

National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development
Corporation (NSTFDC)
devises and implements financial assistance schemes
exclusively for the tribal

providing basic infrastructure in villages with significant tribal

population in convergence with funds available under
different schemes in Central Scheduled Tribe Component.

36,428 villages having at least 50% ST population and 500 STs

MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS across States / UTs
Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojna (PMAAGY)

achieve integrated socio-economic development of selected

villages

Maximizing the coverage of individual / family benefit

schemes of the Central / State Governments

provide quality education to Scheduled Tribes (ST) students

(Class 6th to 12th)

establish one EMRS in every block with more than 50% ST

Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS)
population and at least 20,000 tribal persons

funds are released by the Ministry to an autonomous society,

National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS)

Under this, Van Dhan Vikas Kendras will be established, to

provide skill upgradation and capacity building training and
setting up of primary processing and value addition facility

cluster of 10 Self Help Groups comprising of 30 tribal Minor

Forest Produce gatherers each
PM Van Dhan Yojana

under PPP model

First model Van Dhan Vikas Kendra was set up in Bijapur

District of Chattisgarh

PM eVIDYA initiative

One Class-One Channel

Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA)

Under the PM eVIDYA scheme, two portals were provided

National Initiative for School Head’s and Teacher’s Holistic
Advancement (NISHTHA)

scheme to transform 14,500 schools into model institutions to

achieve the objectives of National Education

Development of Green schools

PM SHRI Schools
‘School Quality Assessment Framework’ to measure the
progress and performance of these schools

The ministry will select a maximum of two schools from a

block or urban local body, as applicable

PM’s Scheme for mentoring (YUVA 2.0

YUVA (Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors) 2.0

An Author Mentorship programme to promote reading,

writing and book culture in the country and project India and
YUVA 2.0 Indian writings globally

National Book Trust (NBT), India, under the Ministry of

Education

By promoting 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat' the books will be

translated into other Indian languages

Set-up by the University Grants Commission (UGC)

Academic Bank of Credit is envisaged as a digital bank that

holds the credit earned by a student in any course.
Academic Bank of Credit (ABC)

National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

students will be given multiple entry and exit options

one hot cooked meal in Government and Government – aided

Schools from 202122 to 2025-26.

Scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of Education

Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN) Scheme is implemented across the country covering all the
eligible children without any discrimination of gender and
social class

main objectives of the PM POSHAN Scheme (earlier known as

Mid-Day Meal Scheme)

continuation of the 'Samagra Shiksha Scheme' for school

education

based on the recommendations of the NEP 2020

DBT would include RTE entitlements

It will have the NIPUN Bharat initiative for foundational

Samagra Shiksha Scheme 2.0 literacy and numeracy

Samagra Shiksha is an integrated scheme for school

education extending from pre-school to class XII to ensure
inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of school
education

Scheme is being implemented as a Centrally Sponsored

Scheme

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NIPUN stands for the National Initiative for Proficiency in
Reading with Understanding and Numeracy

Programme is an initiative of the Ministry of Education

implemented by the Department of School Education and

NIPUN Bharat Programme Literacy

every child in the country necessarily attains foundational

literacy and numeracy by the end of Grade 3, by 2026-27

the age group of 3 to 9 years

Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education

launched YUVA 2.0 - Prime Minister’s Scheme for Mentoring
Young Authors.

Author Mentorship programme

PM’s Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors – YUVA 2.0 To train young and budding authors (below 30 years of age

YUVA 2.0: It is a part of the India@75 Project

Implementation: By the National Book Trust, India, under the

Ministry of Education

University Grants Commission(UGC)

E- Samadhan Portal
single window for submitting grievances

all efforts related to digital/online/on-air education to enable

multi-mode access for imparting education by using
technology
PM eVIDYA

initiated as part of Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan

integrates technology and allows HEIs to deploy a digital

Samarth Portal framework for planning, management, delivery, and
monitoring

Raja Mantri Chor Sipahi, Posham Pa, Gilli Danda etc

Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) Initiative
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

strengthen Schools through community and private sector

involvement in schools across the country

implemented under the overall aegis of the Samagra Shiksha

Vidyanjali 2.0 Portal will enhance the community involvement in Government
schools

Vidyanjali 2.0 Portal will facilitate donations, contributions

from Corporate Social Responsibility funds

National Teacher Platform which is currently being used by

DIKSHA Platform teachers and students across the nation to provide school
education through distance mode

better learning outcomes in Higher Education

NEAT is a Public-Private Partnership model between the

National Education Alliance for Technology(NEAT Government of India and the Education Technology
companies of India

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme

National Council of Educational Research and Training

Bhasha Sangam Initiative (NCERT)

basic sentences of everyday usage in 22 scheduled Indian

languages

National Tele Mental Health Programme (NTMHP) based on

Karnataka’s initiative E-Manas launched during Covid 19

National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

Tele-MANAS
(NIMHANS), Bengaluru

International Institute of Information Technology-Bangalore

(IIITB)

unique “adopt a TB-patient” (Ni-kshay Mitras) initiative --

probably the only one-of-its-kind in the world.

Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan aimed at

eliminating TB by 2025
Ni-kshay Mitra Programme

Free diagnostics, free drugs and Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana

provided by the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP)

Integration with Ayushman Bharat

substantially increasing access to contraceptives and family

planning services in 146 high fertility districts with Total
Fertility Rate (TFR) of 3 and above
Mission ParivarVikas
These districts are from the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,
Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and
Assam that itself constitutes 44% of the country’s population.

every Indian citizen will now have unique health IDs, digitised
health records with identifiers for doctors and health facilities.

come under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya

Yojana

National Health Authority is the implementing agency for the

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

Private stakeholders will have an equal opportunity

Under the Mission, every Indian will get a Health ID card

Health ID is a randomly generated 14-digit number

MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE DigiLocker users can now digitally store health records and
link them with Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA)

fill gaps in public health infrastructure, especially in critical

care facilities and primary care in both urban and rural areas

critical care services will be available in all the districts of the

Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure country with more than five lakh population
Mission

Integrated public health labs will also be set up in all districts

An IT-enabled disease surveillance system

Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan ArogyaYojana (PMJAY)

will provide a cover of up to Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year, for
secondary and tertiary care hospitalization

cashless and paperless access to services

Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY)

deprivation and occupational criteria of SocioEconomic Caste
Census 2011 (SECC 2011) for rural and urban areas
respectively

world’s largest fully government-financed health protection

scheme.

it strives to provide an alternative to conventional physical

consultation via the digital platform.
eSanjeevani
garnered the distinction of being the world’s largest
government-owned telemedicine platform

awarded by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

(FSSAI) to railway stations

Eat Right Movement = Initiative of FSSAI

State Food Safety Index: FSSAI + to measure the performance

Eat Right Station Certification of States on five parameters of food safety.

Eat Right Awards: FSSAI + to recognize the contribution of

food companies and individuals to empower citizens to
choose safe and healthy food options

Eat Right Mela: FSSAI

MISHTI (Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible

Incomes)

Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan

Portal for Regulation of Air-pollution in Non-Attainment cities portal for monitoring of implementation of National Clean Air
(PRANA) Programme (NCAP)

Launched by MoEFCC in 2019

PARIVESH Portal based on GIS or the Geographic Information System

single window hub for Environment, Forest, Wildlife and CRZ

clearances

facilitate automation, streamlining and effective management

of processes related to plantations and other forestry works
taken up under CAMPA fund
e-Green Watch Portal
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST Forest Survey of India(FSI) carries out analysis of geo-spatial
CLIMATE CHANGE data (polygons) of various plantations

Forest Survey of India has also developed Van Agni Geo-portal

Van Agni Geo-Portal
forest fires in near real-time basis

Central Sector scheme

launched during the 6th Five Year Plan in 1983-84

Environment Education, Awareness and Training (EEAT)
Scheme
promote environmental awareness and mobilize students

National Green Corps (NGC)

Non- Attainment Cities are the cities which do not meet the
NCAP
National Ambient Air Quality Standards

Trees Outside Forests In India Initiative US Agency for International Development (USAID)

To connect millet research organisations across the world

while supporting research on millets

Each G20 member contributes to its budget in the form of a

membership fee.
Millet International Initiative for Research and Awareness
(MIIRA)
MIIRA is in line with the UN declaring 2023 as the
International Year of Millets

India will contribute the “seed money” for MIIRA

Farmers pay just 1.5% premium for rabi, 2% premium for

kharif and 5% for commercial crops
PM Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY)
All farmers growing notified crops in a notified area during
the season who have insurable interest in the crop are eligible

Central Sector Scheme

allows land-owning eligible farmer families to receive ₹6,000

per year in three equal instalments of ₹ 2,000 each, every four
months

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme (PM-KISAN) transferred directly to the beneficiaries’ bank accounts

mandatory physical verification of 5% beneficiary every year is

being done

All PM-KISAN beneficiaries will be given the Kisan Credit Cards

(KCC) so that farmers can take easy loans from the banks

collection of technologies and digital databases proposed by

the Central Government focusing on India’s farmers and the
agricultural sector

create a unified platform for farmers to provide them end to

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS end services
Agristack Project
WELFARE
Each farmer will have a unique digital identification (farmers’
ID) that contains personal details

Each ID will be linked to the individual’s digital national ID

national level hackathon organised by Indian Council of

Agricultural Research (ICAR) with its National Agricultural
Higher Education Project (NAHEP)
Kritagya 3.0

promote speed breeding for crop improvement to ensure

overall sustainability and resilience in crop production in India

PGS certification is only for farmers or communities that can

organize and perform as a group
Participatory Guarantee System for India (PGS-India)

certifying organic products

Coordinated programme on Horticulture Assessment &

Management using geo iNformatics

initiated in 2014 under MIDH

Project CHAMAN
better horticulture assessment and development through
remote sensing, GIS and fieldsurvey

India also ranks at first position in the production of Banana,

Mango, Lime and Lemon, Papaya and Okra

National Mission on Edible Oil-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP)

Nutrition Smart Villages Initiative

Sagar Parikrama is an evolutionary journey envisaged in the

MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL sea across the coastal belt demonstrating solidarity with all
Sagar Parikrama
HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING fisherfolk, fish farmers and concerned stakeholder’s as a spirit
of 75th Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav

all subsidised fertilisers under a single brand 'Bharat' across

the nation
One Nation, One Fertilizer scheme
The government also decides where they can sell through the
Fertiliser (Movement) Control Order, 1973

34 new essential medicines in National list of Essential

medicines (NLEM

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare revises the National list

Price capping of NLEM drugs of Essential medicines (NLEM)

the cap on its pricing is decided by National Pharmaceutical

Pricing Authority (NPPA) under the Ministry of Chemicals and
Fertilizers
MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILISERS
PM PRANAM (Promotion of Alternate Nutrients for Agriculture
Management Yojana) has been planned to reduce the use of
chemical fertilisers
PM PRANAM Scheme

no separate budget

Pharma Sahi Daam 2.0 App

Pharmaceutical Technology Upgradation Assistance (PTUAS)

Scheme

Recently Government launched ‘Indian Edge’, an e-magazine

on fertiliser

Existing Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) Households

Priority Households (PHH) to be covered under TPDS,

according to guidelines by the State government

The Act entitles 35 kg of foodgrains per AAY Household per

month, whereas 5 Kg of foodgrain per PHH Person per month

These 5 Kgs of food grains per person per month will be given
The National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013 at Rs. 3/2/1 per Kg for rice/wheat/coarse grains.

Meal and maternity benefit of not less than Rs. 6,000 to

pregnant women and lactating mothers during pregnancy
and 6 months after the child birth.

Meals for children upto 14 years of age.

MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD Eldest woman of the beneficiary household (18 years or
AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION above) is considered as 'Head of Family' for issuing ration
cards.

Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) - 35 kg foodgrains per

household per month

Priority Householders (PHH) - 5 kg per person per month

PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)

can be availed through the One Nation One Ration Card
(ONORC) plan.

center provides 5 kg of free food grains per month to the

poor

grey water management system has been successfully

implemented in Tamil Nadu as a part of the Swachh Bharat
Mission Grameen (SBM-G) Phase II campaign

Grey water – Grey water is defined as wastewater that is

Sujalam 2.0
produced from household processes (e.g. washing dishes,
laundry and bathing)

Atal Bhujal Yojana – India’s groundwater recharge scheme

Water Vision @2047

Driving Holistic Action for Urban Rivers (DHARA) Conference

was organized recently in Pune.

Annual meeting of the members of the River Cities Alliance

(RCA)
DHARA 2023
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) Ministry of Jal
Shakti

National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) Ministry of Housing

and Urban Affairs

dedicated platform for river cities in India to ideate, discuss

and exchange information for sustainable management of
Urban Rivers

National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and National

Institute for Urban Affairs (NIUA)
River Cities Alliance (RCA
MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI
Ministry of Jal Shakti along with the Ministry of Housing and
Urban Affairs

Started with 30 cities and currently has 95 cities as members

across India.

provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual

household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural
India

reuse through grey water management, water conservation,

rain water harvesting
Jal Jeevan Mission
based on a community approach to water and will include
extensive Information, Education and communication as a key
component of the mission

create a jan andolan for water,

part of the biodegradable waste management component

under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin.
Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources (GOBAR)-Dhan
keep villages clean, increase the income of rural households
and generate energy and organic manure from cattle waste.

Swachh Survekshan Gramin 2022

series of iconic 75 Industry connect ('i'-connect) events to

showcase the achievements in various S&T areas

Iconic 75 Industry Connect (‘i’ Connect)

Reaching out to MSMEs and Start-ups in consolidated manner
with focus on funding, technology development, and
technology transfer

India and the Netherlands

the first-ever Global Clean Energy Action Forum-2022 at

Pittsburgh, in the United States

Mission Integrated Biorefineries

mission to develop and demonstrate innovative solutions to
accelerate the commercialisation of integrated biorefineries

Replacing 10% of fossil-based fuels, chemicals and materials

with bio-based Sustainable Fuels, Chemicals, and Materials
(SFCM) by 2030

meritorious girls with the aim to address the

underrepresentation of women in different fields of Science
Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in the
country

hand-holding and interventions right

Vigyan Jyoti scheme

Class IX and which will continue till the PhD level to
encourage girls to pursue a career in underrepresented areas
of STEM.

Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), an autonomous

organization of MHRD, is the implementation partner of
Vigyan Jyoti

Jigyasa, a student-scientist connect programme by CSIR

Kendriya Vidyalaya
Jigyasa 2.0
inculcate the culture of inquisitiveness

MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

students and teachers to visit CSIR laboratories

strengthen the geospatial sector to support national

development, economic prosperity and a thriving information
economy

Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure (GKI

Geospatial Data Promotion and Development Committee

Support India’s ‘Blue Economy

National Geospatial Policy, 2022
Wider Adoption of Precision farming

Better crop forecasting

PM Fasal Bima Yojana and ‘Per Drop more Crop

Increased Landholding size: Along with the SWAMITVA

SWAMITVA Scheme (Survey of Villages and Mapping)
scheme

Manthan is India’s exclusive platform for driving R&D

collaboration

Manthan Platform Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India

facilitate knowledge transfers and interactions through

Information Exchange Sessions

National Innovation Foundation-India to align it with the

INSPIRE Awards- MANAK
action plan for "Start-up India"

Cognitive Science Research Initiative (CSRI) + Science and

Technology of Yoga and Meditation(SATYAM)
SATYAM Programme

strengthen research in the areas of yoga and meditation

Swachh Sagar Surakshit Sagar Campaign

Deep Ocean Mission

Samudryaan Mission

developed by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology(IITM)

SAFAR observational network of Air Quality Monitoring

MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES SAFAR Stations (AQMS) and Automatic Weather Stations (AWS)

Pollutants monitored: PM1, PM2.5, PM10, Ozone, CO, NOx

(NO, NO2), SO2, BC, Methane (CH4), Non-methane
hydrocarbons (NMHC), VOC’s, Benzene, Mercury.

ensure last-mile connectivity of the weather based services to

the end -user, a large number of agencies like the Krishi
Vigyana Kendras of ICAR

Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling Observing

Systems & Services (ACROSS) Scheme umbrella scheme with eight sub-schemes

warnings for cyclone, storm surges, heat waves,

thunderstorms etc

water conservation mission

Developing and rejuvenating 75 water bodies in each district

Mission Amrit Sarovar of the country as a part of celebration of Azadi ka Amrit
Mahotsav

Every Amrit Sarovar will have a pondage area of 1 acre with a

water holding capacity of about 10,000 cubic metre

An application to measure the water level of selected wells

Jointly developed by Ministry of Rural Development and

Panchayati Raj

Jaldoot App
It will enable Gram Rojgar Sahayak (GRS) to measure the
water level of selected wells twice a year (pre-monsoon and
post-monsoon)

every village, adequate number of measurement locations (2-

3) shall need to be selected.

Initiative on creating Lakhpati Didis (women with annual

earnings of Rs. 1 lakh and more)

enable rural SHG women to earn at least Rs.1 lakh per annum

Lakhpati Didi Initiative

Ministry provides livelihood support to 25 million rural SHG
women in the next 2 years

Earlier, Uttarakhand government launched ‘Lakhpati Didi

Yojana’ to make 1.25 lakh women from self-help group
'Lakhpati' by 2025

the right to work

at least 100 days of wage employment in rural India to

enhance their quality of life.

Generation of paid rural employment of not less than 100

days

Creation of durable assets

Reduce urban migration from rural areas.

MGNREGA

rural infrastructure

ensuring social inclusion

Must be Citizen of India to seek MGNREGA benefits

Job seeker has completed 18 years of age at the time of

application

eligibility
applicant must be part of a local household

Applicants must volunteer for unskilled labour

Priority shall be given to women

skilling project designed to improve the livelihoods of

MGNREGA beneficiaries

Project UNNATI provide training for one adult member of a household (aged
18-45)

completed 100 days of employment under the MGNREGA

ensure more transparency in the implementation of Mahatma

Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
(Mahatma Gandhi NREGS)

MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) App

geo-tagged time stamped photographs of the worker

app requires two time-stamped and geotagged photographs

developed this app to help Gram Rojgar Sahayak to measures

the groundwater level
JALDOOT App

selected wells twice a year in selected villages

Centrally Sponsored Scheme

provide financial assistance to the elderly, widows and

National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)
persons with disabilities in the form of social pensions.

three crore people who are below the poverty line (BPL)

target of “Housing for All” in rural areas

to provide assistance to construct 2.95 crore pucca houses

with basic amenities.

Central and State Governments in the ratio of 60:40 in plain

areas and 90: 10 for North Eastern and the Himalayan States.
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana –Gramin (PMAY-G)

Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC), 2011,

beneficiary is entitled to 90 days of unskilled labour from

MGNREGA

beneficiary would be facilitated to avail loan of up to

Rs.70,000/- for construction of the house which is optional.

ensure better coordination among all the elected

representatives in Parliament, State Legislatures and Local
Governments

government wide initiative

District Development Coordination and Monitoring

Committees (DISHAs) Chairperson of a DISHA committee is the senior most
nominated by the Ministry of Rural Development
Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) elected from the district

District Collector is the Member Secretary responsible for

convening the meeting and ensuring effective and timely
follow up.

Centre plans to issue a 14-digit identification number to every

plot of land in the country within a year

Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) Scheme

integrate its land records database with revenue court
records and bank records, as well as Aadhaar numbers on a
voluntary basis

Yuktdhara’ to help in facilitating the new MGNREGA (Mahatma

Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) assets
with the use of remote sensing and GIS (Geographic
Information System) based information

Yuktdhara Portal ISRO) and the Ministry of Rural development made towards
realising a G2G (Government-to-Government) service

ISRO's Geoportal Bhuvan is presently a de-facto geospatial

platform

Government of India, the State Governments of Karnataka

and Odisha and the World Bank have signed a $115 million
REWARD Programme

REWARD Project Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through

Innovative Development

help national and state institutions adopt improved

watershed management practices

the National Initiative for Promoting Upskilling of Nirman

workers (NIPUN) - a project for skill training of construction
workers - was launched.

innovative project for skill training of construction workers

Project NIPUN
DAY-NULM is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, being
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods
implemented since 2014-15, with the aim to reduce poverty
Mission (DAY-NULM)
and vulnerability of urban poor households

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the

Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE)

Swachh Survekshan 2023

Urban learning internship program

TULIP Platform
in collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MoE) and All
India Council of Technical Education (AICTE)

Smart cities and Academia Towards Action & Research (SAAR)

MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN joint initiative of MoHUA, National Institute of Urban Affairs
SAAR Program (NIUA)
AFFAIRS

initiative has been launched as a part of the Azadi Ka Amrut

Mahotsav (AKAM)

provides satellite images of water bodies for proper water

Urban Waterbody Information System (UWaIS management planning in the cities roviding satellite images
of water bodies

provide low-flow, sanitary-ware at scale, and thereby reduce

Bharat Tap Initiative
water consumption at source considerably

It aims to map ground water and save 500 crore litres of

water per annum.

NAREDCO was established as an autonomous selfregulatory

body in 1998 under aegis of MoHUA.

Nirmal Jal Prayas Initiative

It strives to be the collective force influencing and shaping
real estate industry

NAREDCO had established Mahi - NAREDCO Women's Wing

for empowering women entrepreneurs and encouraging
participation of women in real estate sector and allied fields

portal that is committed to analyse India’s imports and

NIRYAT Portal
exports in a comprehensive manner

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

(DPIIT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has
launched a call for startup applications for registration on the
MAARG portal, the National Mentorship Platform by Startup
India

MAARG portal - Mentorship, Advisory, Assistance, Resilience

and Growth, is a one stop platform to facilitate mentorship
MAARG portal for startups across diverse sectors, functions, stages,
geographies, and backgrounds

establish a formalized and structured platform

facilitate efficient and expert mentorship for startups

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

(DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry

curbing “digital monopolies”

promoting open networks developed on open-sourced

Open Network for Digital Commerce(ONDC) methodology

The project to integrate e-commerce platforms through a

network based on open-source technology has been tasked
to the Quality Council of India

Google’s Android operating system is opensource

promotion scheme of the Commerce Ministry of India

RoDTEP (Refund of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products)
Scheme aims to refund to the exporters the embedded central, state
and local duties and taxes paid on inputs that were so far not
refunded or rebated

new online single point interface of Government of India for

investors to facilitate Foreign Direct Investment (FDI
Foreign Investment Facilitation Portal (FIFP)

DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

flagship program to impart IP awareness and basic training,

was launched in 2021

Intellectual Property Office, the Office of Controller General of

National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM) Patents, Designs and TradeMarks (CGPDTM), Ministry of
Commerce and Industry

intellectual property and its rights to 1 million students

technical support of NeGD (MeitY)

directly monitored by the PMO office

Government e Marketplace (GeM)

tools of e-bidding, reverse e-auction and demand aggregation

to facilitate the government users, achieve the best value of
their money

Developed by Federation of Indian Export Organisations

Indian Business Portal (IBP) online global trade hub for exporters

Business to Business (B2B) digital marketplace

Districts as Export Hub (DEH)’ Initiative

Rs. 100 lakh-crore project for developing ‘holistic

infrastructure

aims to ensure the speed (Gati) and Power (Shakti) of

PM Gati-Shakti National Master Plan
infrastructure projects in the next four years

plan aims to trim the country’s logistics cost to about 8% of

GDP from the current 13-14% in about five years

SANTA stands for Electronic Solution for Augmenting NaCSA

farmers' Trade in Aquaculture

farmers can freely list their produce and quote their price
e-SANTA Platform while the exporters have the freedom to list their
requirements

Producers and exporters who registered with Marine

Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) can trade
online on the platform.

mission that will make A.I. and Natural Language Processing

(NLP) resources available to MSMEs, Startups and Individual
Innovators
BHASHINI

Digital India BHASHINI is India’s Artificial Intelligence (AI)-led

language translation platform.

national platform that aims to offer one-stop search and

myScheme
discovery of the Government schemes

first India Stack Developer Conference saw participation from

delegates of G20 countries

The Open API team at iSPIRT has been a pro-bono partner in

India Stack Global the development, evolution, and evangelisation of these APIs
and systems

set of Application Programming Interfaces (API) that allows

governments, businesses, startups and developers to utilise
unique digital infrastructure

E-Sports ESports turns online gaming into a spectator sport

Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique identity number

obtained voluntarily by the citizens of India and resident

foreign nationals who have spent over 182 days in twelve
months immediately preceding the date of application for
enrolment

biometric and demographic data

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), a statutory

authority established in January 2009

under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Electronics and

Aadhaar Information Technology

Aadhaar Act, 2016.

Virtual Identity, or VID, is a system of “Limited KYC” (Know

Your Customer

Virtual Identity hides the Aadhaar number from the authenticating agency,
while still confirming the identity of the user

16-digit number, but temporary in nature

Biometrics to establish uniqueness for the Bal Aadhar is not

collected unlike in the case of Aadhaar

impart digital literacy training by covering 6 crore rural

households

Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan

use IT to actively participate in the process of nation building
(PMGDISHA

PMGDISHA Scheme covers candidates in the age group of 14-

MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND 60 years
INFORMATION

MeitY and NASSCOM have jointly conceived a programme

FutureSkills PRIME (Programme for Re-skilling/Up-skilling of
titled “FutureSkills PRIME (Programme for Re-skilling/Up-
IT Manpower for Employability)
skilling of IT Manpower for Employability)

E-Government Development Index (EGDI

The Information Technology Act of 2000 defines “Critical

Information Infrastructure” as a “computer resource, the
incapacitation or destruction of which shall have debilitating
impact on national security, economy, public health or safety”
Critical information infrastructure
Created in January 2014, the National Critical Information
Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) is the nodal agency
for taking all measures to protect the nation’s critical
information infrastructure.

Start-up Accelerators of MeitY for Product Innovation,

Development and growth (SAMRIDH)’ programme

aims to create a conducive platform to Indian Software

Product start-ups to enhance their products and secure
SAMRIDH Programme investments

300 start-ups by providing customer connect

provide investment of up to Rs 40 lakh to the start-up

UPI LITE

Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic

Components and Semiconductors (SPECS)

Stay Safe Online' campaign and Digital Innovation Alliance

Jeevan Pramaan is a digital life certificate for pensioners that

is biometrically enabled and based on Aadhaar
Jeevan Pramaan

each DLC has a unique id called the Pramaan-Id

Param Porul state-of the art Supercomputer at NIT Tiruchirappalli

Digilocker

MeitY Startup Hub, an initiative of Ministry of Electronics &

Information Technology (MeitY), and Meta have announced
the list of 120 startups and innovators for XR Startup Program
XR Startup Program

supporting 40 early-stage start-ups working in XR

technologies

Meri Pehchaan National Single Sign-On (NSSO) for One Citizen Login

QSIM – Quantum Computer Simulator Toolkit

Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF)

BharatNet Project was originally launched in 2011 as the

National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) and renamed as
Bharat-Net in 2015

seeks to provide connectivity to 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats

(GPs) through optical fibre

BharatNet flagship mission implemented by Bharat Broadband Network

Ltd. (BBNL)

objective is to facilitate the delivery of e-governance

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION project is being funded by Universal service Obligation Fund

(USOF

PM Wi-Fi Access Network Interface / PM WANI Scheme elevate wireless internet connectivity in the country

System for Accounting and Management of Pension

(SAMPANN) project is a Comprehensive pension management
system
SAMPANN Project

implemented by Controller General of Communication

Accounts, Department of Telecommunications

e-learning portal of the Department of Posts

Dak Karmyogi
enhance the competencies of Gramin Dak Sevaks ((Rural
Postal Service) and departmental employees

Vibrant Village Programme Centrally Sponsored Scheme

Department of Border Management, Ministry of Home Affairs

Border Area Development Programme (BADP)
through the State Governments

pan-India searchable database of crime and criminal-related

National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS)
fingerprints

National Integrated Database on Arrested Narco-offenders

NIDAAN Portal It has been developed by the Narcotics Control Bureau(NCB)

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
NIDAAN hosts data about those accused who have been
arrested and jailed for drug offences

National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID)

aiming to integrate the Crime and Criminals Tracking Network

and Systems (CCTNS) project with the e-courts and e-prisons
Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) databases, as well as with other pillars of the criminal justice
system such as Forensics, Prosecution, and Juvenile homes in
a phased manner

Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS

The unorganised workers mostly engaged as home based

workers, street vendors, mid-day meal workers, etc whose
monthly income is up to Rs 15,000/ per month.

Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan Scheme These workers must also belong to the entry age group of 18-
40 years.

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and CSC

eGovernance Services India Limited (CSCSPV)

Donate a Pension Scheme

creating a National Database of Unorganised Workers

(NDUW), which will be seeded with Aadhaar

welfare of workers in the unorganised sector

who are not members of the EPFO or ESIC

first-ever national database of unorganised workers

E-Shram Portal

e-Shram card (With a 12-digit UAN number

Age should be between 16-59 years

MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

eligible for ₹2 lakh accident insurance

Workers to get DBT

Platform for Effective Enforcement for No Child Labour

(PENCiL)

online platform that aims at engaging the Central and State

PENCiL Portal
Governments, District, civil society and public

instances of Child Labour can be reported by citizens on

PENCIL Portal

initiative of EPFO to disburse pension payment order on very

PRAYAAS Scheme
day of retirement/ superannuation

digital skills programme to enhance the employability of

youth by imparting digital skills that are required in an
increasingly technology driven era

DigiSaksham
joint initiative with Microsoft India

Free of cost training in digital skills including basic skills

Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) Scheme

Capacity Building of First-Time MSME Exporters (CBFTE)

Scheme

Udyami Bharat Programme The Self-Reliant India (SRI) Fund is an MSME fund that would
be able to channelize diverse variety of funds into
underserved MSMEs and address the growth needs of viable
and high growth MSMEs.

The SRI Fund is a SEBI-registered Category II Alternative

Investment Fund (AIF).

World Bank
Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP
Central Sector Scheme

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Ministry of

MSME launched the Strengthening the Potential of India
(SPIN) Scheme

pottery cluster under SFURTI Scheme

SPIN Scheme
SPIN Scheme is a specially-designed no-subsidy program that
enables to make potters self-sustainable

KVIC is acting as a facilitator for financial aid

National Level Awareness Programme

Sambhav Programme
-month long initiative in which students from different
colleges/ITIs will be encouraged

MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM

provide information regarding the financial schemes, policies
ENTERPRISES (MSME)
and programmes

network for nurturing social entrepreneurship creating

Udyam Sakhi Portal business models revolving around low-cost products and
services to resolve social inequities

helps women to start, build and grow their businesses

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)

Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought (BOLD)

5000 saplings of special bamboo species – Bambusa Tulda

Project BOLD
and Bambusa Polymorpha from Assam

vacant arid region of Rajasthan

first of its kind exercise in India

Project RE-HAB (Reducing Elephant-Human Attacks using

Bees)

Re-Hab Project Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC)

states of the country, namely in Karnataka, Maharashtra,

West Bengal, Assam and Orissa

MSME Sustainable (ZED) Certification Scheme

To enable the youth to start their own business, thus

Rural Tribal Technical Training Program (Grameen Udhyami
generating more employment opportunities for other youth
Project)
as well

to help skilled people find sustainable livelihood opportunities

Artificial Intelligence-based platform which will map details of

ASEEM Portal workers based on regions

developed and managed by National Skill Development

Corporation (NSDC) in collaboration with Bengaluru-based
company Betterplace

Bharat Skills Forum digital knowledge-sharing platform for the ITI trainees

MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND

ENTREPRENEURSHIP motivate employers to hire apprentices and aid them in
discovering right job roles while maximising their potential
through in-depth skill development

National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme

government will directly transfer its contribution to bank
accounts of apprentices through National Skill Development
Corporation (NSDC), 25% of the stipend payable up to Rs.
1500/- per month

formerly known as Shramik Vidyapeeth was a unique creation

of the Government of India

implemented through Non-governmental Organisations

(NGOs
Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS

provide vocational skills in non-formal mode to non-literate,

neo-literates, persons with rudimentary level

age group of 15-45 years

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the scheme

on Green Energy Corridor (GEC) Phase-II for the Intra-State
Transmission System (InSTS).

evacuation & integration of the renewable energy (RE)

capacity addition

MINISTRY OF POWER Green Energy Corridor

Currently under implementation by the State Transmission
Utilities (STUs) of 8 renewablerich States - Andhra Pradesh,
Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Rajasthan & Tamil Nadu

Funding mechanism consists of 40% central grant by MNRE

40% loan from and 20% equity by the STUs

continue the National Bioenergy Programme for the period

National Bio Energy Programme
from FY 2021-22 to 2025-26.
MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE
ENERGY
National Green Hydrogen Mission

will be taken up on Public- Private Partnership (PPP) mode

Parvat Mala Scheme

To improve connectivity and to develop Ropeways in hilly
areas of the country, besides promoting tourism

An initiative to capture relevant details about the accident

prone areas throughout India.

iRAD World Bank

To improve road safety in the country

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & Supreme Court has recently received a demonstration of a
HIGHWAYS web-based portal e-DAR.

portal that will provide instant information on road accidents

e-DAR Portal and help accelerate accident compensation claims, bringing
relief to victims’ families

DAR would be an extension and e-version of iRAD.

conversion of regular vehicle registrations into Bharat Series

(BH) numbers

the BH Number Plate or Bharat Series Registration Number

Bharat (BH) Series Registration Mark
for non-transport vehicles

transferring vehicle registration after moving from one state

to the other.

One Station One Product scheme (OSOP)

Amrit Bharat Station scheme

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
Operation “NARCOS smuggling of narcotics through rail

To tap the huge potential of tourism, the Railways has

‘Bharat Gaurav’ Scheme
announced the ‘Bharat Gaurav’ scheme

Union Minister of for Shipping, Waterways and Ports

Bharat Pravah
launched an initiative 'Bharat Pravah - India

Five key social sector departments – health, women and child

development, rural development and panchayat raj,
education, and housing and urban affairs

Implementing agency: DPIIT

PM Gati Shakti Multimodal Maritime Summit and Multimodal

digital platform that connects 16 ministries
Waterway Connectivity Summit
MINISTRY OF PORTS
holistic planning and execution of infrastructure projects

Bharatmala, Sagarmala, inland waterways, dry/land ports,

UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagarik – subsidies for facilitating
air travel), etc.

To develop the stretch between Varanasi to Haldia (on

National Waterway 1) for navigation of large vessels weighing
up to 1500-2000 tonnes
Jal Marg Vikas project (JMVP)

Haldia Multi-Modal Terminal in West Bengal was inaugurated

under Jal Marg Vikas Project

Utsav portal

MINISTRY OF TOURISM Swadesh Darshan 2.0

National Integrated Database of Hospitality Industry (NIDHI)

and NIDHI+

Integrated Pensioners’ Portal - BHAVISHYA Integrated Pensioners’ Portal - BHAVISHYA

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC
GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Vision India@2047

scheme to address the Basic Minimum Services shortfalls and

development gaps in the North Eastern Region
PM-DevINE
Central Sector Scheme with 100% Central funding and will
have an outlay of Rs.6, 600 crores

MDoNER had launched the country’s first district level SDG

Index for the eight North East Region States as a collaborative
effort with NITI Aayog, with technical support from UNDP.

District Level NER Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Index Aspirant: 0–49

Performer: 50–64
Districts have been classified as below based on their NER
District SDG Index score
Front-Runner: 65–99

MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH Achiever: 100

EASTERN REGION (DONER

North Eastern Council (NEC), Ministr

Advancing North East Portal